Shadowing Practice: Learn English 10X faster than everyone using this ONE technique - Learn English Speaking with Video
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If you study English this way, you're going to remember everything you learn.
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Maybe not everything, but most of the things.
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Because the reason you forget everything that you study is because of this one big problem.
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And what's that?
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When you study English, when you practice your lessons, you are thinking about something else or you are thinking about the future or the past.
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You are not present and focused on your lesson.
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This is the main reason you forget what you are learning.
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You are distracted.
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And today we're going to fix that.
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We're going to use ideas from this book.
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I'm going to share ideas from this book, The Power of Now, and apply it to learning English.
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How to learn English or how to use the power of the present moment as an English learner.
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First and foremost, as an English learner, it's really important to focus on your current situation,
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your current level, your English level right now, not where you need to be or not where you were in the past.
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You are focused on your current situation, your level right now, because you need to realize and understand that your current level,
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whether you are beginner, you're intermediate, your level right now is the only thing that you can control.
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You can't get to the future and you can't go back to the past and say, oh, I wish I studied English five years ago,
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or I wish I studied harder in college, or I wish I studied harder in school.
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No, you can only focus on right now, this moment, not yesterday, not tomorrow, right now.
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And you need to accept and respect your current state.
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So when you go, oh, my English level is really bad right now.
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My English is terrible.
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Or why am I not fluent already?
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That is a sign.
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That's an indication that you are not grateful.
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You are not satisfied with your current situation.
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You are rejecting and resisting your current situation.
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And that in itself is a negative way of thinking.
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That's not good.
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And this is also a sign that you don't have this negative mentality just about English,
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but it's a mindset about other areas of your life.
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Like, why am I not rich enough?
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Why don't I have enough money?
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Why am I not healthy?
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Right?
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Why am I not good enough?
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Oh my God, I'll probably get fired because of my bad English.
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Or you're thinking, I am such a dum-dum.
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I'm a stupid person.
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I'm a loser.
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Why didn't I save up more money when I had a great job 10 years ago?
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You are not present.
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You are either living in the past or you are scared of the future.
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And here's how you fix it.
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When you come back to the present moment and every time you do something, you're only focused on that, everything changes.
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And it's a shift in mindset and lifestyle that once you make it,
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you take a deep breath and you start practicing mindfulness.
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You start becoming conscious and aware of your current state and try to live in the present moment step by step.
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Everything about your life slowly starts to change and get better.
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Your mind is clearer.
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Your focus is sharper.
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You can focus longer and you don't worry about things you can't control.
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When you're studying a lesson for 30 to 60 minutes, you are focused and only focused on that.
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They say 30 minutes of focused learning is better than two hours of distracted learning.
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Even right now, this video that I'm recording, because I'm so focused on the present moment and I'm so focused on sharing the ideas,
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I'm not making a lot of mistakes because I'm so passionate about the topic and I'm focused on the present moment.
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Not like, oh my God, I don't know what I'm going to say next or, oh, I should have prepared more for this video lesson.
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No, I'm focused on right now and the ideas keep coming to me.
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It's crazy.
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So when you are studying a lesson and you are focused for 30 minutes without distraction, without thinking about something else,
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without thinking about the past or worrying about the future, you learn much, much more quickly.
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This is how you use the power of now, and this is how you bring it into your learning.
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Being present is a way of life.
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Being present is important for every part of your life, your relationships, your work, when you exercise, when you're driving.
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This is something that I am personally continuously working on to focus on what I am doing right now.
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When I am eating, I just want to focus on eating.
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This way I can enjoy the food more.
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When I'm drinking my coffee, I am tasting my coffee.
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When I am studying my Arabic lesson, I try to just focus on that lesson.
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If we don't do this, we will not be able to improve our skills.
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When you're focused on the present moment, then there's only now.
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There's no fear of making mistakes or fear of the future.
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And there's no sadness of the past.
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You're just focused on now.
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So before you start listening to a lesson, you take a deep breath.
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you put your phone on do not disturb
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and you make a decision to ignore all of your life problems
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and just focus on your lesson and focus on right now.
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Maybe you have family problems or maybe you have financial problems.
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You're thinking about your job or you're thinking about money.
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You ignore all of that and you focus on what you're doing right now.
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When you do this, when you practice English and you are present, everything will be easier to learn and you will not forget it easily.
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I promise you, use this technique and every part of your life will start to change.
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And the more you practice being in the present moment, the less you are nervous about your English.
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When you speak English, even if you're making mistakes, you will not care.
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You will just focus on what you can speak right now in this moment, in this level, right?
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You're not going to think, oh my God, if I see something and make a mistake, my friends are going to laugh at me or this person
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that I am talking to in English is going to laugh at me.
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That's the future.
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That's anxiety of the future.
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But if you're focused on right now, then you're going to speak whatever you speak without being afraid.
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And even if you make a mistake, you're not going to say, oh, I was so silly or I was so stupid.
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I made a mistake.
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It's already gone.
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That was the past.
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So every moment you try to focus on that moment.
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This is how athletes, soccer players,
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basketball players, this is how these athletes excel in their skills because every time they train, every time they play, they are present.
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They're focused on the present moment.
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Do you think when Cristiano Ronaldo is about to score a goal, you think he's thinking about, oh, what am I going to eat for dinner?
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Or, oh, I made a mistake in the previous game.
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No, he is focused on that game.
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When he's training, he's focused on that game.
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And you can tell, you know, sometimes players don't play well.
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You can tell if you watch them, you can tell that they're not all there.
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You know, they're thinking about other problems.
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So the more present you are, the more focused you are on the present moment, the more effective your practice becomes,
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the longer you will remember and the less anxious or sad you will be when you practice.
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So every time you study English, you practice a lesson, you're listening to a podcast.
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For those 20 to 30 minutes, only focus on that.
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Take a deep breath and just focus on that lesson.
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Try to learn as much as you can from that lesson and don't worry about your current level.
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Don't think about the past.
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Don't worry about the future.
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And do this every time.
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And over time, after a month or two or three, it will become second nature.
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It will become like a habit that every time you practice, you are present.
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Every time you exercise, you are present and you stop multitasking and try to focus on five different things.
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Because if you do that, you will miss all the five things that you are trying to do.
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Like you're listening to a podcast, you're trying to reply to your friend's text message, and then you're checking Instagram.
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And then you're looking to see who knocked on the door.
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And then you're also watching a video.
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Then how can you learn anything?
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How can you remember anything you learn?
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You will not.
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So you focus on one thing at a time and then you move on to the next thing. Do this.
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And very soon you will start seeing a significant change in your English fluency,
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in your confidence, in your mindset, in your mentality.
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And you will no longer be so worried about the way you speak.
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You will not be sad about the mistakes you made.
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And you're only going to focus on right now, right here.
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I hope you like this video.
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And if you learned something from it, please let me know in the comment section below.
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And thanks for watching the English Zone channel.
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I'll see you in the next one.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Learn English 10X faster than everyone using this ONE technique”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: English, focused, present, focus, moment. This video has 135 sentences and 1607 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:54. The speaker talks at a natural 162 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| mindset noun | /ˈmaɪn(d)ˌsɛt/ | A way of thinking; an attitude or opinion, especially a habitual one. |
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| learner noun | /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/ | One who is learning; one receiving instruction. |
| distract verb | /dɪˈstɹækt/ | To divert the attention of. |
| mentality noun | /mɛnˈtæləti/ | A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs. |
| athlete noun | /ˈæθ.liːt/ | A participant in any of a group of sporting activities including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. |
| podcast noun | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on… |
| fluency noun | /ˈfluːənsi/ | The quality of smoothness of flow. |
| mindfulness noun | /ˈmaɪn(d)fʊlnəs/ | Awareness. |
| multitasking noun | The simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (programs) under the control of an interrupt-driven operating system. | |
| fluent adjective | /ˈfluənt/ | That flows; flowing, liquid. |
| beginner noun | /bəˈɡɪnɚ/ | Someone who is just starting at something, or has only recently started. |
| disturb verb | /dɪˈstɜːb/ | to confuse a quiet, constant state or a calm, continuous flow, in particular: thoughts, actions or liquids. |
| excel verb | /ɪkˈsɛl/ | To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something. |
| foremost adjective | /ˈfɔː.məʊst/ | Positioned in front of (all) others in space, most forward. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
| save up verb | To accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditure. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Why don't I have enough money?
- Why am I not healthy?
- Why am I not good enough?
- Then how can you learn anything?
- How can you remember anything you learn?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If we don't do this, we will not · if you're making mistakes, you will not · if you do that, you will miss |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | start practicing · start becoming · keep coming |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are thinking · are learning · are rejecting |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | you're going to remember · we're going to fix · We're going to use |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 55 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: breathe /bɹiːð/, athlete /ˈæθ.liːt/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: distraction /dɪsˈtɹæk.ʃən/, indication /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/, passionate /ˈpæʃənɪt/, anxious /ˈæŋkʃəs/, conscious /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/
- Long words — get the stress right: mentality /mɛnˈtæləti/, continuously /kənˈtɪnjuəsli/, intermediate /ɪn.tə(ɹ)ˈmi.di.ət/, indication /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like mindset, breathe, learner.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.